Companies and organisations signed-up to the FTA’s (Freight Transport Association) Van Excellence scheme won four awards at the Fleet News Awards presented at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 14 March, 2018.

From the likely impacts of Brexit, new regulations and labour shortages through to online retail and real estate, 25 expert speakers pulled no punches on the key issues affecting the logistics industry over UKWA’s two-day National Conference, held in Chesterfield in March.

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has joined the chorus of people urging parliament to have an early vote on the recommendations of the Transport Select Committee’s report on the Airports National Policy Statement – published today on 23 March 2018.

Lisa Rogerson was featured in The Mover, September 2016, promoting her new step-by-step guide for people moving house.

Bournemouth-based Britannia Leatherbarrows has sponsored the Oakmeadians Under 9’s rugby team’s match shirts following a move by Leatherbarrows Financial Accounts Controller Andrew Pittwood, whose stepson Liam plays for the team.

On Thursday, 22 March 2018, His Excellency Torbjörn Sohlström, Sweden's Ambassador to the UK, visited Warrington to open Scania dealer, Haydock Commercial Vehicle Limited's new state-of-the-art service centre.

According to a report by the Halifax, annual house price growth has slowed to 1.8% with the average price of a house in the UK now at £224,353.

The Association of Independent Movers (AIM) is offering a full year of free membership to new members until 31 August, 2018.

Crate rental specialist Pluscrates has announced that it has gained ISO:9001 accreditation for its Wembley depot.

Masons Moving Group has completed the first of a three-phase investment programme to modernise and improve facilities at its Cardiff headquarters.

Simply Shredding is putting together a series of videos that give advice on how to comply with GDPR.

Staff from House & Carriage Removals and Storage, based in the Cotswolds, have been out and about recently … but not for reasons you might expect.

A young entrepreneur has secured the support and funding of Dragon Jenny Campbell on the BBC series Dragons’ Den for his fledgling digitally printed lorry curtain business.

A Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Kent and the Dover Harbour Board has achieved the highest possible rating from Innovate UK, the UK’s technology strategy agency, after it helped reduce traffic congestion, boost efficiency and cut costs for the Port.

Buzzmove has embarked on an initiative to plant trees as a way of offsetting the carbon emissions its customers make when performing removals.

The UK government has spent almost £6m renting Kent’s Manston Airport as an emergency parking area in case of Operation Stack, but never used it

Bishop’s Move has worked with the University of Surrey to update shelving in its library.

The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has greeted the HMRC’s planned new Customs Declaration Service (CDS) with a cautious welcome.

The British Association of Removers has recently participated in the UK government’s ‘call for evidence’ following its announcement in October of last year that it had launched a review on the home buying/selling process in the UK.